NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Monday Playbook
Published: Dec 23, 2024
It's the day before Christmas Eve where the NBA takes the day off before their marque Christmas Day slate and with that day off on Tuesday we have all but two teams playing tonight with an 11 game slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.
This slate is full of questionable, top players already ruled out and some big time matchups to target
With that said, let's dive into it all and find our top plays for Monday, December 23rd!
Before actually diving into the meat and potatoes, welcome to the NBA DFS season. If this is your first time reading our column on NBA DFS picks, I just want to welcome you and give you a few tips and tricks on what you should be looking for each night.
- News outlets: reliable sources that give us injury news & starting lineups
- Pace of play: who's playing fast vs. who's playing slow. Which teams get a pace-up spot (more possessions) vs. pace-down (fewer possessions)
- Usage rates: is a percentage of how many plays that player is being used in
- NBA DFS Projections
- Lineup Generator
- NBA Ownership
NBA DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, December 23rd
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Pre-Lock Update
This section will be used for anything that changes from the morning until right up to roster lock.
Injury updates, players we’re higher on than we were in the morning and so much more.
Some of the big news today is already out with the Bucks ruling out Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard in their matchup against the Bulls but we are still waiting to found out if top stars Luka Doncic, Trae Young, RJ Barrett and Jimmy Butler will suit up.
UPDATES
- Luka Doncic - ACTIVE
- Josh Giddey - OUT
- Lonzo Ball - OUT
- Dillon Brooks - OUT
- Jalen Suggs - ACTIVE
- Trae Young - ACTIVE
- Desmond Bane - ACTIVE
- Keyonte George - OUT
- John Collins - OUT
NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 12/23
- Giannis Antetokounmpo - OUT
- Damian Lillard - OUT
- Jakob Poeltl - OUT
- Brandon Miller - OUT
- Tari Eason - OUT
- Marcus Smart - OUT
- Luka Doncic - Questionable
- Trae Young - Questionable
- RJ Barrett - Questionable
- Jimmy Butler - Questionable
- Ivica Zubac - Questionable
- Desmond Bane - Questionable
- Bilal Coulibaly - Questionable
- Alex Sarr - Questionable
- Josh Giddey - Questionable
- Jalen Suggs - Questionable
- Jamal Murray - Questionable
- Keyonte George - Doubtful
- John Collins - Doubtful
NBA DFS Slate & Game Overviews
Milwaukee Bucks vs Chicago Bulls
- Spread: Bulls -2
- Total: 228.0
Los Angeles Clippers vs Memphis Grizzlies
- Spread: Grizzlies -6
- Total: 228.5
Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets
- Spread: Nuggets -4.5
- Total: 232.5
Indiana Pacers vs Golden State Warriors
- Spread: Warriors -6
- Total: 232.0
Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers
- Spread: Lakers -6
- Total: 222.5
NBA DFS Core Player Pool & Lineup Picks
Here are the core players I’m looking at for my NBA DFS picks tonight. You can see the full analysis of tonight’s NBA DFS projections and player pool below or skip ahead to building the best lineups possible by locking these into the aforementioned lineup generator now.
High
Mid
- Nikola Vucevic, Tyler Herro, Cameron Johnson, Zach LaVine, Jaren Jackson, Norman Powell, Anfernee Simons, Jeremy Sochan, Bobby Portis, Khris Middleton, Ben Simmons, Klay Thompson, Jabari Smith., Collin Sexton, Kelly Olynyk
Value
- Spencer Dinwiddie, Dillon Brooks, Terry Rozier, Cole Anthony, Larry Nance, Jonas Valanciunas, Patrick Williams, Gary Trent, Ryan Rollins
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